Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Organized Mess

Do you ever get in the mood to just make something pretty? I do!

So I dumped out my drawers all over the floor and made a total mess ( it feels quite liberating! ). Then I separated all of the objects by color.

Mmmm, pretty.
Then I decided to tediously organize all of the objects.

A few hours later...

and then a few more hours later...

I had this!

It reminds me of those fun I Spy books I had as a kid. The picture makes me so happy that I'm going to print it super large and cover my wall. I can't wait for my little brother to come over so we can play a giant game of I Spy ;)
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109 comments:

  1. Ashley RoseOctober 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    I love this! Man, I miss I Spy....

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  2. UnknownOctober 12, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    I LOVE this! so pretty.colours make me happy too.

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  3. MikiOctober 12, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Cool collages! :D

    Hope you're having a colorful day!

    Miki.

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  4. NilliOctober 12, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    At first I thought I don't have enough stuff to do something like this, but then I had a closer look. I'm sure I have tons of pens and pencils in various colors. We also have balloons. And yarn. And thread. And hair bands. And stickers. And beads. In all, I'm sure anyone could find enough bits and bobs at home to make a collage like this, but I'm also quite sure most people would dread to spend the time making it and then putting everything back in its original place. It's nice to see somebody doing things like this! :)

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  5. Mathilda-AnneOctober 12, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    What? No Green sunglasses that should be in the shape of clover? Highly disappointed, even if the collage is extraordinarily cool!! Oh, and I see you shop at Hobby Lobby as well (turtle). The cool factor just shot up ten points.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Awesome! You're very very talented. I love picture #2 and #6 the most :)

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  7. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    perfect explosion of color! this makes me happy!

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  8. SarahOctober 12, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Your collections and bits and pieces look so beautiful displayed this way. I'd say it was worth it to spend the time doing this!

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  9. DonavilleOctober 12, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Absolutely lovely and clever. Kind of makes me want to dump out things in my drawers for the sake of making something pretty ;)

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  10. tinajoOctober 12, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Awesome - love it! :-)

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  11. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    I love it! My 10 year old daughter and I are going to do this on Saturday. It made me smile on a rainy day in Ohio too!

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  12. tasha fayeOctober 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    these are stunning! you have such a beautiful, creative mind. :) x

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  13. invisiblyOctober 12, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    you should submit the last pic there: http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/

    :) really pretty

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  14. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Your posts never fail to make me smile! This is such a wonderful idea.

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  15. JulieOctober 12, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    I love this idea!! I'm totally going to try something similar for my kids. How cool!! Thanks for sharing this. :)

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  16. KatiaOctober 12, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    It totally does remind me of I Spy! Super cute :)

    xo
    http://kittysnooks.blogspot.com/

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  17. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    So nice & creative! Well done, Katie :D

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  18. Rachael JaneOctober 12, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    I remember doing this for my art foundation course! Yours absolutely rules!! :D

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  19. Sydney October 12, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    i spot rilakkuma :)))))

    sydsense.blogspot.com

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  20. ElissaOctober 12, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    This totally made my day. You should sell prints of that!

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  21. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    awesome :))

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  22. Vee POctober 12, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    haha this is amazing! I don't even think I have colored items like this laying around my drawers. Thanks for making this gloomy raining day into a rainbow full of happiness `=D

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  23. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    What fun! Would make a great poster for a child's room, too. Or my studio... = )

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  24. novaOctober 12, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    I wish I had that many colorful thingys. :)

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  25. SianOctober 12, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    okay this is seriously clever!

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  26. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    You just made my day!

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  27. genevieveOctober 12, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    I Spy an awesome photograph. Love this!

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  28. ChloeOctober 12, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Katie! You need to post this photo to this blog!! http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/ Serrriously they would LOVE it!

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  29. Misses BarlowOctober 12, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    i love when you blog... colors make me so happy! more please!

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  30. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Absolutely brilliant, and SO pretty! I love it, you're so clever!! ~Sam

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  31. SomeoneOctober 12, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    i am baffeled! this is amazing

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  32. A Day in the Life of One GirlOctober 12, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    I love ISpy! I have a 4 year old and we love to play it together. Nowadays it comes with a bell to ring when you find the object! And a teeeeeny tinnnny magnifying glass

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  33. Gaál ViktóriaOctober 12, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    United Colors Of ColorMeKatie :)

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  34. Deer Little FawnOctober 12, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    This is absolutely fantastic! I admire your dedication, that must have taken ages! These photos are so awesome! :)

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  35. almaOctober 12, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Absolutely fantastic!

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  36. colormekatieOctober 12, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    @OneGirl- That's so cute! This makes me think that it would be fun to make your own personal I Spy book by photographing your child's toys all in a mess and then printing out the pics in a little book for them. Now I'm all excited... I'm totally going to make a personal I Spy book for my brother!

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  37. Adri BallifOctober 12, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    This is fascinating! That is pure talent! Seriously, it stresses me out to think about even making something as pretty as that. Haha loooove it!

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  38. RaeCeeOctober 12, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Its beautiful! <3

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  39. Rachel Sayumi PorterOctober 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Ahhh. That looks so so neat!!!!!!

    xo
    rachelsayumi.blogspot.com

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  40. AndreaOctober 12, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    I see Texas :)

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  41. Tsuki aka LittleGrayFoxOctober 12, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    that is absolutely amazing! and gorgeous! It's great that you had all those different colorful items! I'm afraid if I did that, there'd be a lot of silver and black..nothing fun!

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  42. Pilar Giménez AlmaléOctober 12, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    It makes me smile to see that pictures :) ¡COLOR!

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  43. colormekatieOctober 12, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    @Andrea- Good eye!

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  44. JudyOctober 12, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    This is sooo freakin' awesome! I want to do the same thing. Love your blog. It's always so inspiring.

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  45. ~Rachael~October 12, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    That is an awesome idea! The image is fantastic. You should think about selling it as a wallpaper. I bet it would make a lot of little (and many of us bigger) girls super happy. :-)

    Rachael
    www.damnitwoman.blogspot.com

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  46. MiaOctober 12, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    This is genius and darling! I can't stop smiling. ^_^

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  47. Fleur De MoiOctober 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    This explosion of color makes me so happy!!!

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  48. AbbeyOctober 12, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Looks so amazing! And I'm impressed by the amount of colourful things you have. I'm pretty sure everything in my my drawers is both boring and grey.

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  49. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    i have a silly straw JUST like the blue one!!!!!!!!!!!....awesome!

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  50. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    i spy a monkey (blue)

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  51. kealani :DOctober 12, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    i am the two anonamouses above! :D

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  52. CharisOctober 12, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Incredible photos & a great blittle project... but wow, you have all that stuff in your drawers???!

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  53. Isabella KissOctober 12, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    haha, before I scrolled down I was going to comment "THOSE REMIND ME OF I SPY BOOKS!" so wonderful. I love the tedious color categorizing. It looks lovely. I love how all your things are such bright colors!

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  54. walking dot photographyOctober 12, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Ha! That's awesome! Seems like a very relaxing past time and having the print (and knowing you created it completely, from start to finish!) will be so special!
    -giedre

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  55. Anna X.October 12, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    This is brilliant!

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  56. E V E L Y NOctober 12, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    this is so cool! I may have to do this next time I'm organizing my 'stuff' drawers :) x

    http://wewereraisedbywolves.blogspot.com/

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  57. Bitter_AngelOctober 12, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    You have some of the most random items in your drawers hehe.

    I know someone in blog land who makes ispy patchwork quilts with lots of pretty material. They look very cool.

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  58. JeanOctober 12, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    I spy happiness. . . Where's Waldo?

    You're at it again, I love it!!!

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  59. The Yellow BusOctober 12, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    How fun and colorful! This blog always brightens up my days! =]

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  60. Raptor PlateadoOctober 12, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    wow i love the colors!!!

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  61. DeeOctober 12, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    I don't know how you think of these wonderful, colorful, artistic things but I'm very glad you do!

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  62. AmonielOctober 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    This is why people should be able to have free time to do crazy, seemingly useless stuff! ;D This is awesome, my mom thinks so too :)

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  63. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Cool idea(: I'm glad moo didn't mess it up, give him a hug from me!

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  64. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 7:43 PM

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  65. AngelaOctober 12, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    I love this! And it reminds me of something a fellow kiwi lass did - organising objects by colour to make a colour BOOK for her children. Could your photos work for the same? Then it could be a gift for a toddler you know! You can see her beautiful images here.

    (Sorry for first comment booboo.)

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  66. cutebunOctober 12, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    I love it! so colourful!

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  67. GreycatOctober 12, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    This is such a great idea! i so wanna do this too!!

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  68. Corynne EscalanteOctober 12, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    i love it! but i was hoping you were going to say you glued them to poster board or something and were going to hang it up! xoxo

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  69. Kat EliotOctober 12, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    I only now found your blog, and it cheered my day to the max -even though I am going under the weather here! Needless to say I bookmarked your blog immediately. Thank you so much for the amazing good moodiness and funniness of this blog! And your cat is super cute, too :)
    IrmaG

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  70. AllisonOctober 12, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    I'm jealous of how adorable the contents of your drawers are...if I tried to do this it wouldn't be nearly as cute. But yours is just fun!

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  71. coriOctober 12, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    so beautiful!

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  72. daniOctober 12, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    STUNNING.

    <3 The Daily Dani

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  73. LynnetteOctober 12, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    LOVE this! When I play cars with my boys sometimes we sort them by colors and it just makes me happy. I take pictures too.

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  74. KristinOctober 13, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Crazy, insanely, awesome! Every time one of your posts comes up, I am so excited to read it as I know no matter what, it will always brighten my day! Thanks! :)

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  75. Angy is my name.October 13, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Totally agree.. I Spy heaven! Also a GREAT poster for a teacher to use as a learning tool in a classroom? Commercial possibility methinks...

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  76. PamelaOctober 13, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    Love it!!! Almost makes me want to try it...I'm afraid it might remain unfinished though!

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  77. AnaceciliaOctober 13, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    that seems like such a fun game. you should pick the item he has to find and he the one you find and who ever finds it first gets one point the faster finder wins! you are so fun!

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  78. Mona RuthOctober 13, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    You are amazing!

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  79. UnknownOctober 13, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    My objects are not so colorfull. :P

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  80. Windsor GraceOctober 13, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    You have quite an awesome assortment of items in your drawers. Much more colorful than anything I have would be.

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  81. ms.composureOctober 13, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    aw i LOVE it!!!

    http://infintelifefitness.com
    http://mscomposure.blogspot.com

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  82. BreeOctober 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    So pretty!

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  83. AnonymousOctober 13, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Wow, awesome! Love it!!!

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  84. AndreaOctober 13, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    You are so inspiring :) And I love this!

    Andrea
    Smileandsayfromage

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  85. SheaOctober 13, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    you're awesome.

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  86. B SymesOctober 13, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    This is so pretty! I love the way you use colour, brightens up even the dullest of days! :)

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  87. LindsayOctober 13, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    This is quite magical.

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  88. StellaOctober 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Beyond amazing. You are definitely an inspiration!!!!!!

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  89. Lady Lakopa TariganOctober 14, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    I loveeeee it!
    Really wanna have a tour to your room hahaha :D so creative! <3


    http://ladylakopatarigan.blogspot.com

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  90. AnonymousOctober 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    You are going to be the best mom in the world.

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  91. HalloweenQueenOctober 14, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    that looks like sooo much fun. great result at the end too.

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  92. KellyOctober 14, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    LOVE this!! Made me smile so big : )

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  93. Joy HaynesOctober 16, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Thank you, Katie, for sharing your colors and life with all of us. I so appreciate the boost of "happy" you give away through your blog, photos, videos and creative writing. Thank you.

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  94. LindaWOctober 16, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Part way through I thought, "Huh, that looks like an I Spy picture." Then I see you had the same thought. I love the idea from another poster about making a personal I Spy book. I'm so all over that! My five year old loves I Spy, and he loves the homemade book we made about his first train ride. Bet your little brother will be geeked about the one you make for him.

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  95. Saskia JanssenOctober 17, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    This is great!

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  96. AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Super cool! I hope you make a second print and make it into a jigsaw puzzle.

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  97. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    OOOOHHH my GOOOOOOODDD! I LOVE IT! I love your freaky ideas and your lively bubbly fresh spirit...I fell in love with you when I first came to visit your blog.... <3 anonymous love greetings from germany*

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  98. ColorMeSoftlyOctober 28, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    What a wonderful idea! I love this. You should submit your idea to colorA2Z, I bet they'd love this kind of thing.

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  99. A Girl Named LeneyOctober 28, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    I featured a link to this over on my blog today! Hope you don't mind:) I just adore your blog!

    http://agirlnamedleney.blogspot.com/2011/10/friday-im-in-love_28.html

    <3 Leney

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  100. A Splash of IdaNovember 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! SO VIBRANT AND HAPPY! :-)

    xoxo
    Ida

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  101. Pieni LintuNovember 7, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    This is so...so.....hmmm..colorful is the word! :)

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  102. KarinNovember 20, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    This collection is amazing!! Makes me want to dump out all my belongings on the floor too :)

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  103. Lavender PlaygroundNovember 20, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Your lovely picture is shared here:

    http://lavenderplayground.blogspot.com/2011/11/swimming-in-color.html

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  104. DanicaJanuary 10, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    I just discovered your blog and love it! You are so talented! I look forward to following you :)

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  105. PiesJanuary 11, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    I had an attempt at copying after being inspired...not quite to your standards though!

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  106. CMJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Amazing :D

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  107. m a c c e n t e n oFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    this is so amazing. i love the color! what a great and creative idea. May i ask how did you took the photos? Did you use strobes? softboxes??

    id love to hear from you. Appreciate the creativity and the hardwork!

    mac

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  108. StampingBettyMay 2, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    X L ent!

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  109. StampingBettyMay 2, 2012 at 1:57 AM

    X L ent!

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